Winter and summer ice-run.



E. G. WOOD.

WINTER AND SUMMER ICE RUN.

- APPLICATION FILED JULY10.19I5.

1,153,991 PatentedSept. 21, 1915.

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YORK, ASSIGNOR TO GIFFORD-WOOD COMPANY, OF YORK, A CORPORATION OF NEWYORK.

WINTER AND SUMMER ICE-RUN.

Patented Sept. 21, 1915.

Application filed .TuIy 10, 1915. Serial No. 39,163.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, ELLis Gr. 001), a citizenof the United States, residing at I-Iudson, in the county of Columbiaand State of New York, have invented certain new and useful Improvementsin Vinter and Summer Ice-Runs, of which the following is aspecification.

My invention relates to an ice run designed for use in ice houses orother location in which it may be convenient to locate runways uponwhich ice may be slid, the run being adapted for use in connection withothers of the same type which may be hooked together or otherwisesupported to form a continuous slide upon which ice may be moved fromone place to another.

My invention provides a structure adapted for use under varyingconditions, such as generally occur in the summer and winter seasons. Inthe winter, runs are generally used inside ice houses to carry ice fromthe door and door chute to different parts of the room in which it is tobe stored. Under such conditions, the ice slides by gravity and it isdesirable to provide the runway with sides to prevent the ice fromrunning off the runway before the desired point at which it is to bestored has been reached. In the summer time runs are generally used tofurnish surfaces on which the ice may be pushed from its point ofstorage to the door of the ice house from which it is loaded, which isgenerally but not always at a diflerent point from the door throughwhich the ice enters the ice house in the winter. Under theseconditions, sides are unnecessary for the runs, since the ice is pushedby hand and does not run by gravity as in the winter. Moreover, inplacing ice on the runs in the summer, the sides of the run, the runbeing located at along the length of the same. Therefore, the high sidesused to keep the ice on the run in winter would be objectionable for useon the summer runs, since the ice would either have to be lifted overthe sides, or pulled around to the open end of a run.

My invention comprises a combination run adapted for use under eitherwinter or summer conditions, the run being provided with side memberswhich are so mounted as to form vertical side walls for the runway inone position, when the run is to be used the ice to be loaded ondifferent points it is often desirable to pull it over under winterconditions, the sides being movable into a second position. for summeruse, in which they present inclined outer surfaces over which the icemay easily be pulled. I

Specifically, I form my improved run of transverse members andlongitudinal metal iron lee-bearing members secured thereon, togetherwith side members each comprising a metal angle bar, pivoted to thetransverse members of the runway. Each angle bar is plvoted at the innerend of one flange of the same, so that in one position this flange restson the transverse members of the runway with its outer flange forming avertical side wall. When desired the side members are swung inwardlyabout their pivots into inverted position, with the edges of the twoflanges resting on the cross-members, so that an inclined outer surfaceis presented over which the ice may easily be pulled on to the run. Inthis position, the apex ofthe angle forms an additional ice supportingsurface, which may be used when desired.

Other objects of my invention are the provision of improved forms ofconstruction, as will hereinafter be more fully pointed out.

In order that a clearer understanding of my invention may be had,attention is hereby directed to the accompanying drawings forming partof this application and illustrating certain embodiments of myinvention.

In the drawings, Figure 1 represents a plan view of my improved devicearranged as a winter run, Fig. 2 is an end view of the same, Fig. 3 isan enlarged end view detail of one of the side members, shown in fulllines in the same position as in Fig. 1 and in dotted lines in invertedposition, and Fig. 4 is a vertical section on line l4: of Fig. 3.

Referring to the drawings, the run preferably comprises transversemembers 1 and longitudinal members 2 suitably secured The side membersa, 5 preferably consist of steel angles as shown, each having a verticalflange 6 and a horizontal flange 7 Each angle bar is pivoted at theinner edge of its flange 7 to the cross-members 1. The

preferred form of pivot or hinge connection is shown in Figs. 3 and 4 inwhich'the pivot pin 8 has a downwardly offset portion 9, which may beformed as a flat sheet secured to the under side of each cross-member 1.

8 to form a bearing for the same, the ends of the strap being suitablysecured to the upper and lower surfaces of flange 7 of the side member,at one side of each crossunember l.

It will be obvious that when it is desired to use the run as a winterrun, the side members are positioned as shown in full'lines in Fig. 3with flanges 6 extending vertically to form the side walls of the run,and flanges 7 resting upon the end portions of cross-members 1. When itis desired to make a summer run, the side members are swung about pivotpins 8 into the inverted position shownin dotted lines in Figs. 2 and 3,in which the ends of flange-s 6 rest upon cross-members 1,. with theapex of each angle iron constituting its highest point. presented overwhich a cake of ice may easily be pulled toload the same on to runway.The effective width of the runway is less when the sides are invertedthan otherwise, but this is an advantage since as stated, the ice ispushed along the runway in summer'and is more easily guided on thenarrow run than wider run used in winter.

Preferably, the height of each side member when inverted issubstantially the same as that of the longitudinal ice supportingmembers 2, although it is obvious that this height may be made slightlyhigher or slightly lower bers 2, by using a different size of angle bar,or by notching the upper edge of flange 6 of the bar at the points atwhich it rests upon cross-bars lwhen inverted. When a cake of iceremains upon the run for any length of time, it may be desirable to pullthe sameove'r so that it partly rests on the inverted angle iron at oneside as shown in Copies of this patent may be obtained for five centseach, by addressing the Washington, D. G.

A strap 10 is bent about pivot pin" A sloping outer surface is thereby.

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it would be on the than the top surface of meme;

Fig. 2, this preventing the ice from settling asmuch as it would if itrested simply upon the bearing surfaces of members 2. 1 It is obviousthat considerable advantage is gained by the use of asingle combinationrun, such as described, in place of separate winter and summer runs, myinvention also doing away with the necessity of bolting or otherwisesecuring additional sides upon a run, which is unprovided with the same,

Having now described my invention, what gitudinal and cross membersconstitutingan' ice runway and L-shaped side members pivoted thereto,one on each side of the same, each of said members being pivotedat theinner end of a flange to the runway, so that the same'may rest on therunway, with the other flange constituting a vertical sidewall, infloneposition, the member resting on the runway in inverted position,topresent slop ing inner and outer'surfaces, inits other position,substantially as set forth. 7

3. Infan ice run, the combinationof a runway comprising transversemembers,

and longitudinal metallic, members having rounded upper ce supportingsurfaces, supported on said transverse members, and side members pivotedtosaid transverse mem-' bers, comprising angular bars, positioned to besupported in one position'in such mannor as to present vertical walls atthe sides, of the runway, and to be swungabout their pivots into another'positionrin which they are adapted to form This specification signedand witnessed this 29th day of May, 1915.

Witnesses: BENEDICT G rrono,

A. C. BENNETT.

additional ice support-j ing surfaces, substantially as set.fortl1..

ELLIS o. WOOD. I A

Commissioner of Patents;

